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Information Work with Friends Experiencing an Intimate Health Concern Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-07 Tara G. McManus
This study examined whether college students’ expertise and communication competence affect the information provision work they provide to a friend experiencing an intimate health concern. Survey r...
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We’re Going Streaking!: Associations Between the Gamification of Mediated Communication and Relational Closeness Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Caleb T. Carr, Sarah F. Rosaen
Communication technologies have long been used to develop and maintain relationships; but recently, channels have increasingly sought to gamify interactions among users. The present study explored ...
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Promoting the Use of Electric Vehicles on Social Media: The Effects of Message Framing, Point of Reference, and Political Affiliation on Perceived Information Value for Others and Purchase Intentions Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Angie Chung, Myoung-Gi Chon
This study examined how message framing, reference points, and political affiliation influence audiences’ perceived information value for others and purchase intentions regarding an organization’s ...
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Disclosing Bipolar Disorder in Romantic Relationships Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Christina Granato Yoshimura, Callie R. P. Weber
Utilizing communication privacy management (CPM) theory as a framework, we explored the privacy boundaries that individuals with bipolar disorder have around their diagnosis information in romantic...
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Testing the Mercator Effect: Global Map Projections Persuade Differently According to the Emphasis Frames Used to Contextualize Them Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Adam S. Richards, Evan Cooley, Jalen Miller, Ronald Watterson
This study assessed how global map projections affect perceptions of the importance of world regions and beliefs about geopolitical events. We tested whether the Mercator projection, which represen...
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Total Frat Moves: Assessing Enactments of Masculinity on Fraternity Instagram Accounts Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Lindsay Roberts, Leah Dajches, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey
Society has expectations that dictate “acceptable” gender portrayals for men and women. Societal expectations are often produced and reinforced by the media. Using content analytic methods, the pre...
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Instruction in Indian Secondary Schools: The Indirect Effect of Teacher Humor on Student Engagement Through Interest Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 C. Kyle Rudick, Alan K. Goodboy, Aashita Singh Vadhera, Seerat Gill, Jai Madhav Goel, Jasleen Kaur Atwal, Divij Gupta, Khushi Saluja, Arunima Nimbokar, Kanwardeep Singh, Siya Kapoor, Simrandeep Kaur, Ojas Jetley, Sehar Malik
This study tested the indirect effect of instructor course-related humor on student engagement through situational interest (mediation-by-situational interest hypothesis) in the Indian, grades 9–12...
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Testing a Trust-Based Model of Sexual Self-Disclosure in Romantic Relationships Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Daniel J. Weigel, Megan J. Rupnik
Being able to talk comfortably about sexual topics enhances romantic relationships; however, revealing private sexual information entails trusting a partner with the disclosure. Based on the disclo...
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“It’s Like Rowing Upstream in the Dark”: Using Metaphors from Pandemic Pregnancy to Inform Messaging for Future Public Health Crises Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Haley Kranstuber Horstman, Alaina Leverenz
Being pregnant during a public health crisis can cause increased stress, which can have adverse health effects on the mother and baby. The communicated sense-making model proposes that individuals ...
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Longitudinal Associations Between Social Media Use and Mental Health Outcomes in Sample of Irish Youth: A Brief Report Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Christopher J. Ferguson
Questions remain over whether internet and social media use are associated with mental health outcomes in youth. Data has remained inconsistent in previous longitudinal studies. The current study s...
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Health-Oriented Nonprofit Organizations: The Influence of Evidence and Altruism on Advertisement Evaluation and Intentions to Donate Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Lindsey S. Aloia, Abbey Dilatush
This study investigated the influence of evidence (statistical, narrative) and altruism on advertisement evaluations of and intentions to donate to a health-oriented nonprofit organization. Partici...
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The Important Role of New Media Literacy (NML) in Vietnam: Adaptation and Validation of the NML Scale Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Huong Thi Ngoc Ho, Viet Hung Dinh, Quang Anh Phan
In a world of constant information and immediate communication, new media literacy (NML) is important. Research on NML is essential for many communities worldwide. This study analyzed the NML level...
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Social Comparison in Narrative Persuasion: When Struggling Characters Serve as Motivation Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Melissa J. Robinson
The effects of gain and loss frames have been examined extensively, but there can be more nuance in health narratives. Experimental research with narratives has not yet thoroughly investigated all ...
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Analyzing the Prophylactic and Therapeutic Role of Inoculation to Facilitate Resistance to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Alicia M. Mason, Josh Compton, Emerson Tice, Brooklyn Peterson, Isaac Lewis, Tanner Glenn, Tricia Combs
Conspiracy theories pose a variety of social and psychological consequences for individuals and society, and research suggests that around half of the U.S. population believes at least one. A two-p...
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Political Speech: The Influence of Speaker Sex and Verbal Aggression on Message Perception Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Lindsey S. Aloia, Amanda Magusiak
This study examined the influence of speaker sex and verbal aggression on the persuasiveness of political speech. College students (n = 106) read eight examples of political speech where the sex of...
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Seeing is Behaving? The Role of Social Norms in the Relationship Between Witnessing and Perpetrating Online Hate Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Minwoong Chung, Seyoung Lee, Heejo Keum
People are frequently exposed to hateful content online, as online hate is a globally prevalent communication phenomenon. However, existing studies have mainly emphasized a bystander intervention perspective, focusing on the observers’ role in online hate, despite theories and empirical evidence suggesting that the observation of a particular behavior can lead to the performance of that behavior. Thus
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Lifetime TV Use Influences Racial Prejudice Through Cultivating Implicit Norms: Differed Effects Across Three Life Stages Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Shay Xuejing Yao, Nikki McClaran, Morgan E. Ellithorpe, David Ewoldsen, Fashina Alade
The present study investigated the role of lifetime television (TV) use and TV use across life stages (i.e., childhood, adolescence, adulthood) on racial attitudes. In a young adult sample (N = 268), lifetime TV use was not associated with racial attitudes either directly or indirectly. However, when testing the effects of TV use across specific life stages, TV use during childhood, adolescence, and
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Influence of Online User Information Verification on the Effect of Health Misinformation Correction Provided by a Peer: A Natural Quasi-Experiment Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Chen-Ting Chang, Lyn M. van Swol
This study examined the influence of user fact-checking and people’s trust in misinformation on the effectiveness of misinformation correction provided by a peer. A lab quasi-experiment was conducted. Participants received misinformation about weight loss methods and were given autonomy to decide whether to seek additional information online, followed by a subsequent misinformation correction. Information
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Understanding the Self Through History and Metaphor: Multiethnic-Racial Identity Representations Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Megan E. Cardwell
Ethnic-racial groups in the U.S. and Canada have cultivated cultural meanings and defined ingroup borders over centuries, leading to available schemas and scripts surrounding what it means to be a member of their particular ethnic-racial ingroups. However, exponential growth in multiethnic-racial populations necessitates further exploration of how individuals that exist between multiple ethnic-racial
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Applying Sexual Scripts Theory to Sexual Communication Discrepancies Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Anthony T. Machette, Gretchen Montgomery-Vestecka
Sexual communication discrepancies (SCD) are associated with numerous sexual outcomes (e.g., sexual satisfaction and intimacy), with past findings suggesting that these benefits increase as SCD scores increase. However, sexual scripts theory suggests that individuals develop their own gendered scripts, with females and males experiencing sexual communication differently. Therefore, this study examined
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Negative Online Reviews and Manager Response: Applying Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory in a CMC Context Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Bobbie Rathjens, Brandon Van Der Heide, Duy Pham, Kelsey Earle, Ezgi Ulusoy, Adam J. Mason, Yidi Zhang, Andrew Bredland
How firms respond to complaints or negative online reviews and the effectiveness of manager response types is an area that has recently become a focal point for researchers. The present study utilized an experimental design to investigate the effect of restaurant manager response types to negative online reviews resulting from expectation violations. Results indicated that restaurants that possess
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A Few Strings Attached: Face Management Strategies for Escalating Casual Sexual Relationships Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Cassandra Alexopoulos, Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Ke M. Huang-Isherwood
Broaching the subject of transitioning from a casual relationship to something more serious can be challenging and rife with potential identity threats. These interactions may result in rejection, may threaten one’s independence, and may threaten one’s desire to appear undemanding. This study asked participants to reflect on a time where either they or their casual sexual partner wanted to escalate
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General, Network, and Communicative Characteristics of Facebook Use in Relation to Quality of Life during Older Adulthood Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Erin M. Sumner, Bree McEwan, Artemio Ramirez
This study examined associations between older adult Facebook users’ quality of life (QoL) and their amount of Facebook use, Facebook network characteristics (i.e., network size and percentage of actual friends), and tendency to engage in Facebook relational maintenance behaviors (FRMB). Results from a sample of 472 American adults aged 65+ years revealed a set of small correlations. Minutes per day
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Modifiable Factors Associated with Social Media Addiction: Gratifications Sought, Social Media Realism, and Social Network Characteristics Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Wenbo Li, Hyunyi Cho
Addictive use of social media may engender negative outcomes. This study investigated modifiable factors associated with social media addiction (SMA). These factors were gratifications sought with social media use, perceived social media realism, and social media network characteristics. Data were from a survey of U.S. adults. The linkage between socialization gratification and social media addiction
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Experimental Operationalizations of Anthropomorphism in HCI Contexts: A Scoping Review Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Rebecca Frazer
Anthropomorphism of computerized agents, avatars, and technologies has been the focus of a large body of research in human-computer interaction (HCI). Yet, operational definitions of anthropomorphism vary greatly, creating the potential for error when broad theoretical conclusions are drawn from operationalizations lacking in content validity. This scoping review aimed to identify and categorize the
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Revisiting the Languages of Love: An Empirical Test of the Validity Assumptions Underlying Chapman’s (2015) Five Love Languages Typology Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Rudy C. Pett, Priscilla A. Lozano, Sarah Varga
Chapman’s (2015) Five Love Languages remain prevalent within popular press publications coaching individuals toward more satisfying relationships. However, the absence of empirical evidence validating the love language concept remains concerning. Using a qualitative analysis of 648 open-ended responses from 324 college-aged participants, the following study investigates the current assumptions regarding
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Supervisor Listening as a Predictor of Subordinate Dissent Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Stephanie Kelly, Sherrie Drye, Wiley S. Brown
The purpose of this study was to understand how supervisor active-empathetic listening skills ultimately influence their subordinates’ dissent behaviors. The data were consistent with a model in which supervisors’ listening skills influenced subordinates’ dissent behaviors through the mediation of trust in their supervisor. Of the active-empathetic listening skills, responding was the strongest predictor
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Supportive Coparenting, Affection, and Mental Health after the Birth of a Child Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Tricia J. Burke, Lisa J. van Raalte, Jocelyn M. DeGroot
In this study, we explored two elements of communication – supportive coparenting and affection – that may relate to parents’ mental health (stress and depression) after the birth of their child. Parents (N = 233) completed an online questionnaire within 12 months of the birth of their child. Results indicated that supportive coparenting was associated with lower stress and depression, and that the
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Assimilation, Organizational Support, and Impostor Syndrome as Predictors of GTAs’ Communicatively Restricted Organizational Stress (CROS) Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Mir Md Fazla Rabby, Carrie Anne Platt, Cheng Zeng
This study extends research on Communicatively Restricted Organizational Stress (CROS) by documenting the impact of assimilation, organizational support, and impostor syndrome on CROS in a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) student population. Through a survey of 102 GTAs from U.S. universities, we found that higher levels of assimilation and organizational support, along with lower levels of impostor
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Interdependence and Affective Processes in Relational Turbulence Theory Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Karly R. Quaack, San Bolkan, Alan K. Goodboy
Studies guided by relational turbulence theory (RTT) emphasize negative emotions as the affective mechanism responsible for turbulence arising from interfering partners. However, a more complete examination of RTT’s affective mechanisms should study how interference and facilitation indirectly predict turbulence through intensified negative and positive emotions. We report results from 349 individuals
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When Wearing a Mask Is (Not) the Norm: Political Partisanship and Persuasion in the Context of COVID-19 Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Zane A. Dayton, Marko Dragojevic
This study examined the effects of source partisanship and credentials on persuasion. Democrats and Republicans (N = 206) read a policy statement advocating for a national mask mandate, ostensibly written by either a doctor or layperson, associated either with the Democratic or Republican party. Participants’ perceptions of the source and receptivity to the message aligned with their political party’s
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Self-Determination in Marriage: Actor and Partner Effects of Spousal Autonomy on Relationship Maintenance Behaviors Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-30 Alan K. Goodboy, Scott A. Myers, Zachary W. Goldman, Dana Borzea
Guided by self-determination theory, this study examined the dyadic effects of marital autonomy on relationship maintenance behaviors. Heterosexual married couples (N = 324 dyads) completed questionnaires assessing their need fulfillment of autonomy in marriage along with their enactment of relationship maintenance behaviors. Using multilevel modeling, actor-partner interdependence models were estimated
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The Corporate Social Responsibility of Fortune 500 Companies to Black Lives Matter: Strategic Responses on Instagram Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-25 R. E. Purtell, Katie K. Kang
Organizations have a responsibility to remain accountable to their stakeholders, and thus must have some normative, corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication. The murder of George Floyd elicited an unprecedented response on social media by global corporations. The current study examined the responses by Fortune 500 companies on the unique platform of Instagram to this event and the larger
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Inoculation & Greenwashing: Defending Against Misleading Sustainability Messaging Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-06 James Bingaman, Gilbert Kipkoech, John P. Crowley
This study sought to investigate whether an inoculation message could influence attitudes and purchase intentions toward sustainability apparel and footwear that some have claimed use ambiguous and misleading environmental claims. Participants (N = 156) were assigned to either an experimental condition in which they received an inoculation message or a control condition where they received a non-threat-inducing
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What Do We Do with Narratives after the Fact? Exploring Dimensions of Retrospective Imaginative Involvement Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Neha Sethi, Sara M. Grady, Ezgi Ulusoy, Joshua Baldwin, David R. Ewoldsen
Retrospective imaginative involvement (RII) describes people’s asynchronous cognitive involvement with a narrative. Accordingly, RII focuses on what people do with narratives (and how they think about them) after the original story has ended. RII is conceptualized in keeping with the model of narrative comprehension and engagement and the theory of expanding boundaries of the self. The current paper
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To Identify or Not to Identify? That…Depends on the Context: Testing a Model of Receiver Responses to Anonymous Communication Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Stephen A. Rains, Craig R. Scott
It is not difficult to find a number of situations that involve opportunities for anonymous communication, especially in various forms of online interaction. The research reported here tests key propositions from the receiver response model (RRM) of anonymous communication. We conducted an experiment manipulating the context of a message from an anonymous source and examining its effects on perceived
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“Oh, I like Your Accent”: Perceptions and Evaluations of Standard and Non-standard Accented English Speakers Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-02-20 Doris E. Acheme, Ioana A. Cionea
This study examined the evaluation of standard-accented English (SAE) and nonstandard accented English (non-SAE) speakers in the United States. Results of an experiment (N = 670) manipulating accent, nationality/L1 introduction, and speaker sex revealed main effects for accent on the evaluation of status, solidarity, and dynamism, and a main effect of speaker sex on solidarity. Additionally, an interaction
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The Toll of Technology while Working from Home during COVID-19 Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-16 Natalie Pennington, Amanda J. Holmstrom, Jeffrey A. Hall
Drawing from a quota sample of adult Americans (N = 540), this survey explored how individuals who worked from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic used information communication technologies (ICTs), and the relationship use had with perceived stress. Results suggested that increased use of work-related video chat and text messaging were related to greater stress levels and that, in particular,
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Finding the Invisible Leader: When A Priori Opinion Leader Identification is Impossible Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-12-22 Brian C. Britt, Rebecca K. Britt, Jenn Anderson, Nancy Fahrenwald, Shana Harming
Opinion leaders are increasingly recruited to diffuse information, attitudes, and behaviors to serve communication campaigns. However, this has historically required opinion leader identification before launching the campaign. A priori identification is impossible in many contexts, such as when addressing unfamiliar topics or insular communities. The authors introduce a two-stage campaign approach
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Testing the Validity of the Health Mavenness Self-Report Measure with Self-Other Correlations Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-09 Christopher J. Carpenter, Darmika Hutabarat, Michael R. Kotowski
The three superdiffuser traits (health maven, connector, persuader) are identified using a self-report measure. The construct validity of the health maven measure requires that the health maven’s social network perceive the health maven to be a health maven. To test this validity hypothesis, a sample of 98 pairs of people who knew each other was drawn such that one member completed the self-reported
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Language Use and Feelings of Ostracism in an Online Chat Group Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-04 Lyn M. van Swol, Paul Hangsan Ahn, Andrew Prahl, Zhenxing Gong
Pronoun use has been linked to focus of attention and feelings of group identity and cohesion. This study tests if the use of we and you pronouns are related to feelings of ostracism in an online chat group. We pronouns have been linked to higher group identity, and their use may decrease if participants feel ostracized. You pronouns have been linked to differentiation and distancing, and their use
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Defining Sexual Consent: Perspectives from a College Student Population Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-06 Lori A. Bednarchik, Mark Alan Generous, Paul Mongeau
The current investigation explored how college students define sexual consent, and the sources from which they developed these definitions. Thematic analysis generated five categories of consent definitions: permission, agreement, willingness, wanted-ness, and contextual elements (i.e., stipulations regarding the consent process; behaviors that require sexual consent). Participants’ sources from which
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Is there a Matilda Effect in Communication Journals? Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Thomas Hugh Feeley, Zhuohui Yang
The Matilda Effect (ME) predicts women scholars are less likely to be rewarded than men scholars with comparable accomplishments. One manifestation of the ME is bias in relation to citations to an author’s work as a function of gender. ME was tested in eight communication journals for 10 publishing years (2002–2006, 2012–2016). Mixed results were found across 3,324 articles with two journals exhibiting
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The Amplified Crisis: Assessing Negative Social Amplification and Source of a Crisis Response Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-05 Erika J. Schneider, Courtney D. Boman, Heather Akin
Extending the situational crisis communication theory, this research evaluates how the consequences of a crisis extend to social media and how using internal and external sources influence crisis response processing. A structural equation model assessed the conceptual link between organizational reputation and the negative amplification of a message on social media using data derived from an online
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Linguistic Cues to Misrepresentation in Online Employer Reviews Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-19 Caleb T. Carr, Cameron W. Piercy
Employees may engage in some misrepresentation on employer review websites (e.g., GlassDoor, Indeed), even when reviewing an employer anonymously. This research explores how linguistic features of employee-generated reviews (N = 204) might serve as a means of detecting misrepresentation, presentations of the organization that depart from one’s personal beliefs, in employer reviews. Findings suggest
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Contribution of Verbally Aggressive TV Exposure and Perceived Reality to Trait Verbal Aggression Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-18 Jack Glascock
This study examined the contributions of verbally aggressive TV exposure and perceived reality to trait verbal aggression. Verbally aggressive TV exposure, categorized by genre, was assessed by respondents’ (N = 591) frequency of viewing 60 TV shows popular among college students and then coded for their verbally aggressive content. A hierarchical regression, controlling for demographic variables,
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Love Me, Love My Class”: Instructor Perceptions of Rapport Building with Students across Cultures Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-20 Brandi N. Frisby, Blanca Munoz
This study examined instructors’ perceptions of rapport-building strategies and motives across cultures. Open-ended data from 35 faculty, representing 14 countries, indicated that regardless of cultural background instructors perceived rapport with students as important. Findings revealed rapport building strategies used across countries. Theoretically, these results revealed that building rapport
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The Indirect Effect of Family Communication Patterns on Young Adults’ Health Self-disclosure: Understanding the Role of Descriptive and Injunctive Norms in a Test of the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Sarah N. Thomas, Shelly R. Hovick
Family communication patterns (FCP) are relational schema theorized to influence behaviors indirectly via cognitive processes, including perceived norms. However, relatively little is known about the indirect effect of FCP on health self-disclosure via perceived norms. We examine FCP’s associations with young adults’ health self-disclosure to their parents, assessing the theory of normative social
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The World Belongs to the Young: Representation of Socialization Agents in Early Childhood Television Content Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-04-02 Keren Eyal, Tali Te’Eni-Harari, Matan Aharoni
Based on cultivation theory, this study addresses television content as a core contributor to socialization processes in early childhood. The study involved an in-depth thematic analysis of early childhood socialization agents on television channels targeting young children. The analysis revealed young viewers are presented with a world saturated by supportive friendships but few and weak representations
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Effects of News and Threat Perceptions on Americans’ COVID-19 Precautionary Behaviors Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster, Megan A. Vendemia
Our study examines the relationship between news exposure at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, personal threat beliefs, beliefs about others’ threat perceptions, and participation in precautionary actions. A survey of 377 U.S . adults revealed a significant main effect of news exposure on various precautionary behaviors (e.g., facial mask wear, physical distancing). Personal threat beliefs and beliefs
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The Impact of Source and Message Relevance on Audience Responses to Health Podcasts Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-04-25 Ciera E. Kirkpatrick, Sungkyoung Lee
This study explores the impact of source type (expert, experienced, and layperson) and message relevance (high versus low relevance) on message processing and persuasion in the context of health podcasts as a health promotion tool. Findings from a 3 (source) x 2 (message relevance) within-subjects factorial design experiment (N = 113) showed perceived source competence, perceived source trustworthiness
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Social Presence in Computer-Based Receptionists: Experimental Study Towards Organizational Automation Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-04-28 Kumi Ishii, Patric R. Spence, William R. Hodges
This study investigated how computer-based receptionists were perceived by visitors. Considering the perceived degree of social presence in four types of receptionists, we tested perceptions in source credibility, communication competence, satisfaction with interaction, and organizational attraction. Data from 473 participants indicated that the highest social presence was perceived in a text-based
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What Does Television Teach Children? Examining the Altruistic and Egoistic Lessons in Children’s Educational Television Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-05-23 Melinda Aley, Lindsay Hahn, Ron Tamborini, Henry Goble, Lu Zhang, Sara M. Grady, Joshua Baldwin
To distinguish and systematically categorize message content emphasized by children’s educational media, we applied a coding scheme based on the model of intuitive motivation and exemplars to a sample of educational television series recommended by CommonSenseMedia.org. Results revealed a preponderance of the egoistic motivation of competence (overall and in TV series emphasizing scholastic learning)
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Storytelling in the Classroom: Facilitating Cognitive Interest by Promoting Attention, Structure, and Meaningfulness Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 San Bolkan
Instructors often tell stories in class as a way of explaining course material. And, the use of stories can lead to improvements in student learning. What has yet to be explained, however, is how stories might lead to changes in students’ knowledge. Using cognitive theory of multimedia learning as a guide, the current study examined data from 231 students to determine how instructional storytelling
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Young Adults’ Shared Family Identity with Parents as a Function of Family Communication Patterns Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Paul Schrodt, Xavier Scruggs
This study examined young adults’ shared family identity (SFI) with parents as correlates of family communication patterns (i.e., conversation and conformity orientations). Participants included 235 young adults from a private university in the southwest. Results indicated that conversation orientation is positively associated with SFI with both mother and father. One dimension of conformity orientation
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Behavioral Responses to Phone Snubbing Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 John A. Courtright, Scott E. Caplan
This manuscript reports an experiment in which undergraduate confederates interacted with naïve participants. At 5-min into a 7-min interaction, the confederate manipulated their cell phone: (1) phone rings, confederate ignores; (2) phone rings, confederate picks up; or (3) confederate proactively checks cell phone. Both the participants and the confederates were video recorded for the entire 7 min
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The Influence of Prevailing Regional Political Narratives on Intuitions Featured in Religious Messages Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Brian Klebig, Lindsay Hahn, Ron Tamborini, Melinda Aley, Henry Goble, Joshua Baldwin
Recent research suggests that political beliefs in different geographic locations shape religious groups’ sensitivity toward and representation of moral intuitions. Guided by moral foundations theory, we test this possibility with content analysis. We compared moral intuitions represented in church sermons of one religious denomination located in counties with liberal versus conservative voting records
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A Closer Look at Young Adult-Parent Relationships: Examining Demand/Withdraw Patterns and Communication Competence Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 Jenna R. LaFreniere
This study tested young adults’ perceptions of their parents’ communication competence as a mediating variable in the relationship between their demand/withdraw patterns and closeness with each parent. Participants included 280 young adult children. Bootstrapping analyses revealed that perceptions of each parent’s communication competence functioned as an important explanatory mechanism linking the
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From #endthestigma to #realman: Stigma-Challenging Social Media Responses to NBA Players’ Mental Health Disclosures Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2020-08-30 Scott Parrott, Andrew C. Billings, Samuel D. Hakim, Patrick Gentile
A number of professional athletes have used social media to disclose personal experience with mental illness, including NBA All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love in 2018. The disclosures could serve to challenge the stigmatization of mental illness, given the positive social standing of professional athletes and the potential power of parasocial relationships in health promotion and behavior. The
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Defining the Relationship: An Examination of Sexual Behaviors and Relational Contexts across Tween, Teen, and Young Adult U.S. Television Communication Reports (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2020-08-25 Leah Dajches, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey
Although content analytic research has examined casual sexual scripts in television programming, less is known about how the relational context of sexual behaviors is depicted by age. Using a sample of U.S. tween, teen, and young-adult television programs from 2016, we analyzed how relational status varies by type of sexual behavior and presumed age of the target audience. Results show sexual intercourse